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Shimla, Oct 24 (PTI) Light to moderate rains lashed some parts of Himachal Pradesh on Friday, while the weather officer here cautioned that a fresh western disturbance is likely to impact the western Himalayan region from October 27. Pandoh received 24.5 mm of rain in 24 hours since Thursday evening, followed by Mandi 16.2 mm, Sarahan 15.5 mm, Jogindernagar 12 mm, Gohar 9 mm, Narkanda 7.5 mm and Bhunter 4.8 mm. Thunderstorms were witnessed in Kangra, Sundernagar, Bhunter and Shimla. Shallow fog engulfed Sundernagar while winds gusting up to 54 kmph lashed Reckong Peo, Bajaura, Seobagh and Kufri. Tabo in the Lahaul and Spiti district saw an appreciable fall in the minimum temperatures, recording a low of minus 2 degrees. However, there was no significant change in the maximum temperatures, with Una being the hottest during the day with a high of 32.3 degrees Celsius. A fresh western disturbance is likely to impact the western Himalayan region from October 27, the meteorological office said. During the post-monsoon season from October 1 to 24, Himachal Pradesh received 68.9 mm of rain against a normal of 22.9 mm. Efforts are on to restore road connectivity, and at present, 40 roads are closed for vehicular traffic in the state, said Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh. PTI BPL NSD NSD
Shimla, Jul 3 (PTI) With the recovery of two more bodies, the death toll in the cloudburst and flash flood-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi has mounted to 13 while search is underway for 29 others missing, officials said on Thursday. Ten cloudbursts, three flash floods and a landslide were witnessed in different parts of Mandi district on Tuesday. Officials said two bodies were recovered this morning. While seven bodies were recovered from Gohar, five were from Thunag and one in Karsog subdivisions of Mandi district. Over 150 houses, 104 cattle sheds, 31 vehicles, 14 bridges an ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitten by a snake in Bilaspur, while one was killed after falling from a height, the State E ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) YouTuber Samay Raina appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in Delhi on Tuesday, months after he was summoned in connection with allegedly offensive and sexist content aired during his show "India's Got Latent", officials said. Raina was also among the five social media influencers who appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. Raina submitted his statement in response to the allegations to NCW officials. Officials said further steps will be considered after reviewing his ...Read More >
New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh bore the brunt of monsoon fury as rain-related incidents claimed 18 lives, with the IMD on Saturday issuing alerts for heavy rain in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Kerala. While torrential rain caused a flood-like situation in parts of Rajasthan; heavy rainfall and landslides in some areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim affected normal life and disrupted traffic movement. In Uttar Pradesh, 18 people died in a period of over 24 hours ending at 8 pm on Ju ...Read More >
Shimla, Oct 1 (PTI) The recruitment process for 700 posts of home guards will be initiated shortly to augment manpower and improve emergency response capabilities, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said while flagging off 14 new fire tenders from the Choura Maidan here on Wednesday. The vehicles, purchased at a cost of Rs 6.70 crore, have been sent to the Training Centre, Baldeyan, and other centres at Deha, Ubadesh, Nerwa and Theog in the Shimla district, Dharampur and Thunag in Mandi district, Kaza in Lahaul-Spiti, Shahpur and Indora in the Kangra district, and Nadaun i ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. On Monday, the division bench of Justices AS Supehia and RT Vachhani directed the man, identified as Samad Abdul Rehm ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of standard quality' and spurious drugs are being displayed on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) portal on a monthly basis. "For the month of June-2025, Central Drugs Laboratories have identified ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India's gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Stopping Russian oil imports would force India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, to rely on limited alternatives, potentially driving global crude prices up to USD 100 per barrel amid rising demand and tight supply. "Benefit from Russian oil imports is way less than exaggerated media numbers," brokerage CLSA said in a report. While ...Read More >
Shimla: The Shimla Meteorological Centre on Sunday issued a "red alert" for downpour in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh while services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line were suspended after boulders and trees fell on the tracks following overnight rains. A landslide near Koti on the Shimla-Kalka National Highway (NH-5), connecting Shimla and Chandigarh, damaged some stretches of the road, resulting in a two to three-km-long traffic jam for hours. Solan Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Singh on Sunday said two-way traffic has been restored near Chakki mod on NH 5 which was damaged due to lan ...Read More >
Shimla: Heavy rains lashed Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, triggering landslides and flash floods and blocking more than 100 roads, even as the weather department issued a red alert.A landslide at Chakki Mod near Parwanoo blocked the Chandigarh-Shimla highway for hours, resulting in a massive traffic jam Sunday morning. The local administration had to divert traffic through the Jangeshu link road until the landslide debris was cleared at Chakki Mod.The traffic was first restored one-way and later two-way, but the traffic jam continued on both sides of the highway throughout the day due to slow veh ...Read More >
Shimla, (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): The death toll from the ongoing monsoon devastation in Himachal Pradesh has reached 85, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). 54 fatalities were directly caused by rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts, while 31 deaths were reported from road accidents, as per the SDMA The SDMA confirmed that the state continues to reel under the impact of relentless rains. In the past 24 hours alone, 204 roads have been blocked, including the National Highway NH-003 connecting Mandi to Dharampur via ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in 'The Miranda Brothers', is heaping praise on the recently released film 'Saiyaara', and its team. On Saturday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and penned a special note for the film and its makers after it witnessed a stellar opening day. He wrote, "Another melodious example of a love story shattering all myths and formulas of the industry. Honest heart wrenching love story wins again in 2025! #Saiyaara". 'Saiyaara', which stars Aneet Padda, and marks the debut of Ahaan Panday, is helmed b ...Read More >
Dehradun/Shimla, Sep 16 (PTI) Fresh heavy showers overnight ravaged the Himalayan states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, already bruised by a string of deadly natural calamities over the past couple of months. Three members of a family were killed as rains triggered massive landslides and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, while five people were washed away and hundreds were stranded by cloudbursts and intense showers in Dehradun district of neighbouring Uttarakhand. Torrential waters running through the hilly slopes swept away cars, damaged houses, and commercial establishmen ...Read More >
Prayagraj UP), Jun 30 (PTI) Police have arrested around 50 supporters of Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad for resorting to vandalism on Sunday. The angry supporters of the MP, who was stopped by police on Sunday while on his way to meet the family of a person who died of burn injuries at Isota village in Prayagraj, had created a ruckus and damaged two police vehicles. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for June 30, 2025 Declared, Check Winning Numbers and Result Chart of Satta Matka-Type Lottery Game. The family of the deceased, Devishankar, had claimed that he was bur ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday visited the flood-affected areas of the Seraj Assembly constituency of Mandi district and assured the affected families of all possible support from the State Government. He also inspected the relief camp set up at Bagsiad for the victims and took feedback on the assistance being provided. He took stock of the facilities being provided to those affected by the disaster in Bagsiad relief camp. The residents told him that the Mandi district administration had made good arrangemen ...Read More >
Shimla, June 5 (PTI) Thunderstorm, hail and gusty winds lashed Himachal Pradesh's Shimla in the past 24-hours, since Wednesday evening, the local meteorological office said. Light to moderate rains occurred in some parts of the state with Nagrota Suriyan logging the highest rainfall of 59.2 mm, followed by 39 mm in Bharwain, 20.4 mm in Shillaroo, 14.2 mm in Kufri, 13.2 mm in Guler, 11.4 mm in Shimla, 11.3 mm in Kotkhai, 11 mm in Kahu and 10 mm in Karsog, it said. According to the weather office, thunderstorms also lashed Kangra, Sundernagar, Bhuntar and Jot. The local Met centre has predict ...Read More >
Shimla, July 2 (PTI) A day after he was booked for allegedly assaulting two NHAI officials, Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh on Wednesday denied the allegations and said that "the FIR does not mean that I am guilty." Singh also claimed widespread irregularities in road construction works by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and called its officials the "most corrupt in the country". The alleged incident occurred on Monday when the minister was inspecting a building collapse site in Shimla and called NHAI officers there. The owner of the building had claimed negligence by NHA ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in Odisha, Assam and Delhi after being branded as illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators, the Special Intensive Review (SIR) and the necessity of Opposition unity on these issue are likely to be the important matters that would be raised by the Trinamool Congress in the meeting of the INDIA Bloc this evening. The meeting will be attended virtually by the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, as decided by the party leadership at the last moment. "The harassment of Ben ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling, officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, have seized 14.738 kgs of suspected NDPS hydroponic weed (marijuana) valued at approximately Rs 14.73 crore during operations on Sunday. The seizures were made across Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI), resulting in the arrest of one passenger, as stated in the press release. The passenger was arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Based on specific intel, ...Read More >
Shimla: As rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, officials said flash floods in River Ravi have washed away several government buildings at the remote Bada Bangal village in Kangra district. However, no loss of life has been reported, they said. "A primary and high school, the panchayat ghar, an ayurvedic dispensary and a civil supplies store that housed about 70 quintals of ration were washed away in lower Bada Bangal on Tuesday. The village has been cut off from the rest of the state as two bridges were also swept away," Baijnath Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Sankalp Gauta ...Read More >
SHIMLA, Sep 13: Several vehicles were buried under debris, and crops were damaged due to a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. No casualty was reported in the cloudburst that occurred around 3 am in the Gutrahan village in the Naina Devi assembly constituency.Gushing waters carrying debris scattered all over agricultural lands, said Kashmir Singh, a villager whose land and crops have been damaged.Four vehicles were buried under debris, said a senior official adding that crop damage is being assessed and relief will be provided aft ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 15 (PTI) Rain lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday while some areas witnessed thunderstorms as 493 roads, including three national highways, remained closed for traffic. Jogindernagar received 56 mm of rain in the past 24 hours till Monday evening followed by Palampur 48 mm, Pandoh 40 mm and Kangra 34.2 mm, the local Met office said. Meanwhile, Nagrota Suriyan was lashed by 30 mm of rain, Mandi 27.5 mm, Sarahan 18.5 mm, Murari Devi 18.2 mm, Bhareri 17.6 mm and Karsog 17 mm, it said. Thunderstorms were witnessed in Kangra, Jot, Sundernagar and Palampur while gusty winds wer ...Read More >
Shimla, Jun 29 (PTI) The meteorological centre in Shimla issued a "red" alert on Sunday for very heavy downpour in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh, while services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line were suspended for hours till the debris and trees fallen on the tracks following overnight rains were removed. A landslide near Koti on the Shimla-Kalka national highway (NH-5), connecting Shimla and Chandigarh, damaged some stretches of the road, resulting in a two-to-three-km-long traffic jam for hours. Solan Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said two-way traffic has been restored near Chakki M ...Read More >
Ranchi, Jun 30 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Monday saluted the sacrifices made by tribal warriors of the Santhal rebellion on 'Hul Diwas' and extended greetings to the people. Hul Diwas is observed to commemorate the anniversary of Santhal rebellion against British rule in 1855-56. Two brothers -- Sido and Kanhu Murmu -- led the uprising, also known as the Santhal Hul, which took place in present-day Jharkhand. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for June 30, 2025 Declared, Check Winning Numbers and Result Chart of ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 7 (PTI) After the Congress accused Kangana of ignoring her constituency, Lok Sabha MP from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut, on Monday hit out and said that they have failed the people of Himachal Pradesh. Ranaut visited the disaster-hit Pangloor village of Sainj panchayat in the Gohar area of Nachan assembly segment in Mandi district, where nine members of two families were washed away. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, July 07, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Monday Lucky Draw Results Declared, Check Winners List With Ticket Numbers. She said people across the state were unhapp ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Ministry of Railways has decided to prepare reservation charts for long-distance trains eight hours in advance, instead of the current four hours, to help passengers travelling from remote locations plan their journeys better. The decision was taken during a recent review meeting chaired by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, a statement issued by the ministry said. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today: Kolkata FF Result for June 30, 2025 Declared, Check Winning Numbers and Result Chart of Satta Matka-Type Lottery Game. Under Vaishnaw's guidance, officials are ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 12 (PTI) Light to moderate rain lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh, with the weather office issuing a yellow warning of heavy rain in isolated areas in four districts of the state in the coming two days, officials said on Friday. Since Thursday evening, Mandi recorded 61.8 mm of rain, followed by 53.7 mm in Kangra, 52.6 mm in Sundernagar, 25.8 mm in Dharamshala, 17.2 mm in Kasauli and 10.8 mm in Bilaspur, the meteorological office said. A total of 503 roads, including Attari-Leh road (National Highway 3), Aut-Sainj road (National Highway 305) and Amritsar-Bhota road (National Highw ...Read More >
Shimla, Oct 23 (PTI) Snowfall continued for the second day on Thursday in Himahcal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti, a tribal district in the north-eastern part of the hill state, the local meteorological department said. Shimla, the state's summer capital, was lashed by rain and hail on Thursday evening as thick black clouds enveloped the city. Gondhla in Lahaul and Spiti received traces of snow, it said. Meanwhile, light rains were witnessed in some parts of the state as Mandi received 16 mm of rain followed by Shimla 11 mm, Jot 6 mm, Bhuntar and Narkanda 5 mm each, Kothi 3 mm and Kasol and Jub ...Read More >
From Lucknow To Stars: 5 Lesser-Known Facts About Shubhanshu Shukla - 1st Indian On International Space Station CBSE Supplementary Exam Schedule 2025: The Central Board of Education (CBSE) has officially released the timetable of the Class 10th and Class 12th Supplementary Exams. Students who could not clear the class 10th or 12th exams (not more than two) or want to improve their scores can check their exam schedule through the official website, i.e. cbse.gov.in. The exams will start from 15th July, 2025 so students are advised to prepare accordingly. The exam will start at 10:30 AM and wil ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 4 (PTI) Forty-three people have been killed and 37 gone missing in Himachal Pradesh due to the ravages of weather - cloudburst, flash floods, landslide - since the onset of monsoon last month, officials on Friday said. Monsoon hit the state on June 20 and has since then cost it Rs 5,000 crore in damages. Of the 43, 14 were killed in cloudbursts, eight in flash floods, and one in a landslide, while seven were drowned. The most deaths, 17, took place in Mandi district where ten instances of cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides wreaked havoc on Tuesday. A search is still on fo ...Read More >